AW- Airworthiness Lead

Position: AW101 - Airworthiness Lead
## AW101 - Airworthiness Lead Apply locations:
GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rdtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R0028509
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* Job Description:

**** Your impact
*** Are you an experienced engineer with a strong understanding of certification processes?  We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Airworthiness Engineer to act as the key interface between the Chief Project Engineering (CPE) office, independent verification engineers, and regulatory authorities for EH/ AW101 Programmes.
** You will be responsible for managing and standardising certification documentation, ensuring all submissions are compliant, consistent, and aligned with regulatory requirements. Working in close integration with the CPE function, you will coordinate certification activities, support documentation review and approval, and ensure effective communication with external authorities.
** This role requires a strong engineering background, a solid understanding of certification processes, and the ability to interpret and produce high-quality technical documentation.
** For the awareness of internal applicants, this position is a JFF level 7.
*** What you will do as a Lead Airworthiness Engineer:**
* * Manage, define, prepare and execute the Certification Plan based on the inputs of CPE Offices, and Technical Areas / Disciplines and in consistency with applicable airworthiness Regulations;*
* * Approve the Certification Plan and the Compliance Check List (including Means of Compliance definition, prepared by Technical Areas / Disciplines), ensuring its completeness in compliance with regulations and monitoring its progress and updates;*
* * Support CPE Office, if requested, for correct classification of the predefined Minor/B changes and Minor/A changes as per ;*
* * Approve the classification of changes to the Type Certificate signing MTDC Sheet 1 and the relevant check list plus MTDC Sheet 2 for final classification;*
* * Approve the classification of revisions to the Rotorcraft Flight Manual signing MTDC Sheet 1 and the relevant check list;*
* * Organise the IVEs effort and manage prioritization of their involvement according to the progress of the activities defined in the Certification Plan; approve the Compliance Summary Report to declare the Compliance with the applicable Basis of Certification and ensure that all activities required by the Certification Plan are satisfactorily completed and (in coordination /collaboration with the CPE Office) that the applicable drawings (if any) are issued;*
* * Provide verification to the HDO that all activities required for Type Certification have been properly completed;*
* * Co-operate with the Head of Airworthiness and the Chief of Initial Airworthiness – UK on assigned tasks, which falls under the responsibilities of the Office of Airworthiness (special Category Certificates of Airworthiness, Special Flight Authorization, management of rules etc.).*
* * Collaborate for the approval process of repairs classified Minor/a or Major;*
* * If requested, participate to the Configuration Management Committee acquiring timely and effective awareness to define the correct classification changes as Major/Minor A/B;*
* * Be informed about the occurrences impacting on Initial Airworthiness of the Product (or family) of competence.*
* * Airworthiness Engineers are managed by the Chief of Initial Airworthiness.*
* * Airworthiness Engineers are program / platform specific and can be, depending on workload, fully dedicated or part time, coordinating Certification Engineers dynamically allocated according to workload.
*** What you’ll bring**
* * A Masters degree in Aeronautical/Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering is preferable, but a Bachelor degree with 5 or more years of experience in an Aerospace environment, or a different education level within engineering with 10 or more years of experience in an Aerospace environment would also be suitable*
* * Strong knowledge of airworthiness principles and certification frameworks*
* * Proven ability to ensure compliance with aviation regulations, manage audits, and maintain approval standards.*
* * Broad understanding of aircraft systems (structures,…